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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
456 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

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456 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE
PANHANDLES TODAY DUE TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 8 TO 20
PERCENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS ALL OF THE PANHANDLES
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COUPLE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA...BUT BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY AGAIN DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE PANHANDLES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF STORMS
DEVELOP...THEY COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE THURSDAY...AND ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...AND THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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